Example sentences of "[prep] itself [prep] [adv] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Their success speaks for itself with over 190 new members on Covenant . |
| 2 | In the 1960s the Northern Ireland Labour Party ( NILP ) was on the verge of becoming a significant political force , despite the fact that it had been left to fend for itself in very difficult circumstances . |
| 3 | The Committee begins by expressing surprise that the position of English within the educational system has " scarcely any history " However , such a revelation could only be surprising in the light of the Committee " s own characterization of " English " as a discipline of education , dependent in itself upon quite recent social developments ( see pp. 44–5 ) . |
| 4 | It 's the first time Bentley has had an all-new shape to itself for almost two generations — since 1952 , in fact , when the first of the R-type Continentals was launched in limited numbers and initially for export only . |
| 5 | A gentle push on the ‘ swing ’ handle of a Stanley folding door opens and closes it quietly and easily — and it will fold back on itself to just half its original size ! |